CinemaOSMovie · 1976 · 1h 49m

The Minister and Me

72%(39)IMDbComedyDrama

Mateo Melgarejo is a notary public and scribe for the illiterate people of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood north of Mexico City's Zócalo. A squatter friend asks for his help in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. After a great deal of frustration with the government bureaucracy, he writes a letter to the cabinet minister, earning an audience with him. The minister hires Melgarejo to reform the bureau, and the appointee proceeds to lecture the officials on their duties in a democratic society. At the end, he gives up the post, returning to Santo Domingo to help its poor residents.

Directed byMiguel M. Delgado

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
ES
Released
July 1, 1976
Studios
Rioma Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'

Chela Castro

Chela Castro

Vicky

Lucía Méndez

Lucía Méndez

Barbara

Ángel Garasa

Ángel Garasa

Avelino Romero 'Romeritos'

Manolita Saval

Manolita Saval

Estrellita

Delia Peña Orta

Delia Peña Orta

María

Alonso Castaño

Alonso Castaño

Don Nachito

Miguel Manzano

Miguel Manzano

Don Antonio, señor ministro

Daniel Herrera

Daniel Herrera

Huésped de Yucatán

Tamara Garina

Tamara Garina

Tamarita

Creative team
Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Miguel M. Delgado
Written by
Tito Davison
Tito Davison
Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Produced by
Jacques Gelman

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